Cercle Brugge vs Anderlecht — Jupiler Pro League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
- 4′Cercle Brugge, yellow card:Foul
- 11′Cercle Brugge, goal:1–0assist
- Half-time1 – 0
- 46′Anderlecht, substitution:off
- 46′Anderlecht, substitution:off
- 59′Cercle Brugge, substitution:off
- 59′Cercle Brugge, substitution:off
- 59′Anderlecht, substitution:off
- 66′Anderlecht, substitution:off
- 71′Cercle Brugge, substitution:off
- 71′Cercle Brugge, substitution:off
- 78′Anderlecht, substitution:off
- 80′Cercle Brugge, substitution:off
- 86′Anderlecht, goal:1–1assist
- 89′Anderlecht, yellow card:Foul
- 90′Anderlecht, goal:1–2assist
- 90+1′Anderlecht, yellow card:Foul
- Full-time1 – 2
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Cercle Brugge
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Match report
Anderlecht snatch late comeback to beat Cercle Brugge 2-1
Anderlecht came from behind to beat Cercle Brugge 2-1 at the Jan Breydel Stadion in Matchday 8 of the Jupiler Pro League, scoring twice in the closing minutes to leave the hosts rooted in a poor run of results. Three goals were shared across the afternoon, but all of the drama arrived late.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Cercle Brugge made the early running. Abdoulie Manneh opened the scoring in the 11th minute, converting a delivery from Luke Le Roux to make it 1-0, and the hosts took that lead into half-time. For long spells they defended it well despite seeing far less of the ball.
The equaliser arrived in the 86th minute, when Tawfik Bentayeb finished from a Léo Pétrot assist to make it 1-1. With the match seemingly heading for a draw, Adriano Bertaccini struck in the 90+3 minute, set up by Oliver Antman, to complete the turnaround at 2-1 and send the visitors back to the top half of the table.
The result left Cercle Brugge with three points from eight matches in 16th place, having lost four of their previous five league games. Anderlecht, managed by Vitor Bruno, moved to 16 points and fifth position.
Abdoulie Manneh was the top-rated performer on the pitch with a rating of 7.9, scoring the opening goal in the 11th minute. Luke Le Roux, who provided the assist, followed on 7.7.
Anderlecht dominated the ball with 66 per cent possession, yet Cercle Brugge had more shots, 11 to 7.
Anderlecht won 2–1 away against Cercle Brugge (half-time 1–0).
Cercle Brugge met Anderlecht in the Jupiler Pro League (Regular Season - 8). Kick-off was Saturday, 10 October 2026, 14:00 UTC at Jan Breydel Stadion. Referee: Kevin van Damme.
Team pages: Cercle Brugge · Anderlecht · Jupiler Pro League
Key moments
- 11' Goal: Abdoulie Manneh (assist: Luke Le Roux) — 1–0
- 86' Goal: Tawfik Bentayeb (assist: Léo Pétrot) — 1–1
- 90' Goal: Adriano Bertaccini (assist: Oliver Antman) — 1–2
Starting line-ups
Cercle Brugge (4-2-3-1)
Anderlecht (4-2-3-1)
- 26 Colin Coosemans (c)
- 6 Ludwig Augustinsson
- 27 Léo Pétrot
- 50 Kaïs Barry
- 79 Ali Maamar
- 30 Ilias Koutsoupias
- 55 Marco Kana
- 10 Marten Winkler
- 14 Danylo Sikan
- 18 Lukáš Ambros
- 21 Tawfik Bentayeb
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Cercle Brugge 26%, the draw 22%, Anderlecht 52%. It finished Cercle Brugge 1–2 Anderlecht.
Anderlecht's rating gap outweighs Cercle Brugge's home ground — Anderlecht are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and their cold finishing due to recover on top gives Anderlecht the lean. The draw at 22% is down from the usual 25.0% for a gap this size, as small adjustments add up.
Why Anderlecht at 52%?
Anderlecht sit 175 points higher on our strength rating — 1444 to 1619. Sides with a 160–240-point rating edge on the road won 50.9% of 6,670 such games. Anderlecht sit -0.36 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Finishing swings carry a receipt at this rating gap too: sides finishing this cold won 38.7% of 2,497 such games where the class table expected 35.9%. The 300 most similar past games finished 29–22–49.
Why only 52%?
Cercle Brugge sit -0.37 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Finishing swings carry a receipt at this rating gap too: sides finishing this cold won 38.7% of 2,497 such games where the class table expected 35.9%.
Why is the draw only 22%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 25.0%. These teams' recent games average 2.9 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.8% of 25,118. The bounce-back factor takes 1.1 points off the draw. The bounce-back factor takes 1.1 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Anderlecht have averaged 14 percentage points more possession than Cercle Brugge in recent games. That doesn’t change our forecast here. Cercle Brugge have shed 65 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: sliding sides won 34.1% of 9,577 such games vs 33.4% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Cercle Brugge vs Anderlecht final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Jupiler Pro League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Cercle Brugge and Anderlecht team pages or the Jupiler Pro League page.